The Street by David Arnold

Author:David Arnold [Arnold, David]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction/Christian/General/Suspense
Publisher: Elm Hill
Published: 2020-02-27T00:00:00+00:00

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We Are Crucified

I have three favorite novels:

Frankenstein

A Christmas Carol

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

If you are not saved, if you are a vampire, there is only one you. Your conscience will gnaw at you sometimes, but that is the Holy Spirit trying to wake you up and rescue you from the waterfall at the end of the river you are floating down without oars or a life jacket.

If you are a Christian, you are dealing with two yous: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. For many of us, Satan just tempts us with the old stuff, greed, lust, and gluttony, you know, the usual suspects.

Some of us though really get into this church thing. The Devil can’t drag us out of church with a team of wild horses. Satan is many things but he is not a quitter. If he can’t drag you out into sin, then he will just ignore that you are in church. He’ll let you keep working for the Lord on Sunday and drag you back into slavery the other six days.

Part of the problem is that we are proud to have left the Old Testament law behind only to replace it with man-made laws, laws that we made up ourselves, like I must read a chapter of scripture every day or maybe something we read in a book like I must read a chapter of scripture every day, or something the preacher said from the pulpit like I must read a chapter of scripture every day.

The problem is that on our own, we can do nothing, especially keep a list of laws. Then when we fail, we feel like crap. The devil always exploits the week ones. I am not suggesting that you not read scripture every day. I do it because it makes me strong.

You don’t have to force yourself to eat dinner every day. You do it because you enjoy it and you don’t want to starve to death. Do not concentrate on a goal. I know that flies in the face of worldly wisdom, but I mean it.

I do things for my wife because I love her. Love the Lord with all your mind, heart, soul, and strength. Do not concentrate on a goal. Concentrate on Jesus. Do not concentrate on the law; set you heart on Jesus

The law is good. By the law we mean the Old Testament that is best represented by the Ten Commandments. Paul explains that the law exists so that we will know and recognize sin. Adam and Eve only had one law. Their smashing of Pandora’s box unleashed evil and things were no longer simple. It is the law that pronounces that the wages of sin is death. The law is justice and must be satisfied, but no one can satisfy the law.

That is, no one could except Jesus the Christ. He came and paid our debt and with Him He brought the gift of grace. When we accept Him as our Lord, we are freed from the law and brought under grace.

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